Maoming in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Maoming in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MaomingGuangdong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Maoming plotted against Guangdong and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Maoming's incremental SNDi rose from 2.59 to 2.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Maoming ranked 39th out of 133 cities in Guangdong and 753rd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.73
Rank in China
677th of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
24th of 133

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.7
Rank in China
753rd of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
39th of 133

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MaomingDarjeelingKryvyi Rih

In new street additions, Maoming fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Darjeeling built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Kryvyi Rih built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Maoming fluctuated in connectivity, while Darjeeling became progressively more connected and Kryvyi Rih became progressively more disconnected.